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Failure to maintain in working order the equipment on board : [case review]
Vesna Skorupan
orcid.org/0000-0002-1591-7247
; Jadranski zavod HAZU, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
A ship may not leave port without adequate equipment. The equipment must be maintained in working order and its service life is an important factor of its proper operation. The master who undertakes a voyage despite the fact that the service life of certain components of the equipment on board that are necessary for signalization of the ship's position in case of an accident at sea has expired, has knowingly put at risk the crew and the ship and threatened the safety of navigation, thereby committing the maritime offence referred to in Article 164 (1) of the Maritime Code.
Keywords
case review; equipment on board - maintenance; safety of navigation; maritime offence; vessel's signalization system;
Hrčak ID:
8890
URI
Publication date:
2.8.2006.
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